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MQ Administrator

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Solas IT Recruitment

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Ireland , Dublin

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Contract Type:
Employment contract

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Salary:

90000.00 EUR / Year

Job Description:

A well-established technology-driven organisation in Dublin is looking to hire an experienced MQ Administrator to join their infrastructure and platform engineering team. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a very stable company with a strong technical team, where many engineers have been with the business for years. The organisation is known for its low attrition, supportive team environment, strong career progression, excellent salary package, and great benefits. You will play a key role supporting large-scale messaging platforms that underpin critical enterprise applications, working within a collaborative engineering environment.

Job Responsibility:

  • Installing, configuring, and administering messaging queue managers in Linux environments
  • Managing queues, channels, clustering, listeners, and high-availability configurations
  • Monitoring messaging platforms and troubleshooting queue depth, channel failures, and performance issues
  • Supporting and maintaining secure messaging environments including certificates and encrypted communications
  • Troubleshooting production and application issues related to messaging platforms
  • Performing capacity planning, performance tuning, and disaster recovery testing
  • Supporting event-driven messaging platforms and broker technologies from an infrastructure perspective
  • Contributing to automation and operational improvements using scripting tools

Requirements:

  • 6–8+ years experience administering enterprise messaging platforms in distributed environments
  • Strong experience working within Linux systems
  • Knowledge of messaging platform architecture, clustering, and performance optimisation
  • Experience supporting large-scale production environments
  • Experience with monitoring tools and system performance analysis
  • Familiarity with scripting or automation tools (Shell, Python, or Ansible)
  • Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

Nice to have:

  • Basic SQL knowledge
  • Exposure to automation tools such as Jenkins
  • Experience supporting event-driven messaging or broker platforms
What we offer:
  • Excellent salary package
  • Great benefits
  • Strong career progression
  • Supportive team environment

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 24, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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